Chapter 65: No Time Left

In most games, playing as a warrior means using heavy defense to deliver powerful blows to enemies.

But.

“What if I can assassinate with the mace?”

By now, I really wanted to try using the mace for an assassination.

Of course, playing as a warrior was fun, but I wanted to experience something a bit different.

[+HurryAndLeave: If you hit their head hard enough, it should work lol.]

[Let’s try it!]

[No lol.]

[Pepe: If you’re going to do that, just play as an assassin.]

[Pepe: Honestly, I’m disappointed.]

[Disappointed~???]

[Lol.]

“I’ve said this before, but while a warrior can somewhat mimic an assassin’s playstyle, an assassin can’t play like a warrior. So, let’s just stop bringing it up.”

Even though I was playing as a warrior, I could still increase my agility and perform the role of an assassin.

But no matter how much health an assassin gains, they can’t play like a warrior. So, it made sense to choose the warrior.

[Pepe: Lol.]

[Pepe: Aha.]

[+HurryAndLeave: Wow, you’re actually accepting it coolly this time.]

[This is hilarious lol.]

[Show us the assassin move, quick.]

[If you show us an assassin move as a warrior, I don’t think we’ll be able to handle it.]

I slowly approached my target, mace in hand.

Stealthily.

Even as a warrior, I had put some points into agility, so I could move quietly without alerting the enemy.

How long did it take?

Finally, I was close enough.

“Ha…”

Holding my breath.

Thwack!

I struck the head with a clean, quick movement.

The feeling was incredibly satisfying.

It felt like I really cracked the skull.

But then.

Keuuk…

The person I had struck with the mace got back up.

And they were perfectly fine.

Sure, they were wearing a helmet, but still… it was a bit surprising.

After all, I had just hit them with a mace.

“…You’re not dead?”

[+HurryAndLeave: What?]

[How did they survive that?]

[How did they survive that?!]

[Pepe: This is why warriors don’t work lol.]

[Pepe: If you were an assassin, you would’ve killed them and slipped away by now.]

[Go away, rogue lol.]

[What’s a rogue’s average anyway?]

[How did the enemy survive that?]

I was a bit surprised, but quickly swung the mace again.

If one hit didn’t work, then more would do the job.

Thwack! Thwack!

With every hit to the head, the enemy started losing consciousness.

Still, they kept pushing forward.

“What’s their head even made of…?”

[Lol.]

[+HurryAndLeave: That’s not even a human anymore.]

[Is this even real?]

[Just break their head already.]

[Pepe: Sigh, if only you were an assassin.]

[Pepe: Just save your breath already.]

[Save your breath (after saying everything).]

Laughing at my own frustration, I kept smashing the enemy’s head with the mace until they finally dropped.

“Gotcha!!!”

The guards in the area started rushing in.

But I wasn’t panicking.

“I’d rather do this quietly, but I’ll take care of this guy first.”

As the guard in front of me spoke, I took the opportunity to crush his head.

Then, I wrapped his body up and bundled it together.

Looking around, there wasn’t much else.

Maybe a horse here and there.

[+HurryAndLeave: Perfectly handled lol.]

[This is how it’s supposed to be, you’re supposed to kill them all at once.]

[What was up with that earlier guy though…]

[Pepe: This is hilarious lol.]

[Probably a bug.]

[If it’s not a bug, then it doesn’t make sense.]

Carefully leaving the stable, I started to focus on the game.

After all, I couldn’t just go around killing people all the time.

I needed to progress through the game at a reasonable pace.

The next day…

“Ugh… I’m dying.”

I could feel the stiffness in my body as soon as I woke up.

Everything ached.

It was clear that sitting in one place for so long while gaming had taken its toll.

“Sigh…”

I exhaled deeply and got out of bed, checking the time.

[1:23 PM]

I hadn’t woken up this late in a long time.

It felt a bit surreal, but I quickly sat down at my computer and began working.

I had to finish my tasks quickly to continue the game I started yesterday.

“Jaehun, I tried this, so check it out.”

“It looks good to me.”

“Right? Should we go with this?”

“Yeah, let’s do it.”

As I shared my opinions over a video call, I started working on the illustration for the festival.

Since we had already discussed it earlier, the work was completed quickly.

“I’ll contact you next time.”

“Okay, I’ll be making some adjustments, so just reach out.”

“Got it.”

After the call ended, I immediately launched the game I had been playing yesterday.

I managed to finish the game without pulling an all-nighter, so today I was planning to fully enjoy the game.

‘Ah, I’m already excited for it.’

I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next in the journey.

I had about a week left, so I needed to make the most of my time with the game.

Otherwise, I might not get another chance to play for a while.

As I was about to turn on the stream, my phone rang.

It was a message from Seolhwa.

“Hello?”

There wasn’t really any reason for her to contact me.

The album was out, and she was probably busy with promotions.

“Hey, did you check the real-time chart?”

“No, why?”

Cough, cough, I think you should check it now.

From Seolhwa’s tone, it seemed like her song had made it onto the music charts.

“Wait a second.”

I quickly excused myself and opened the most popular music chart to look for Seolhwa’s song.

It was probably not at the top, so I started scrolling from the bottom.

Just as I was about to scroll further…

“Ah?”

I spotted a familiar album cover at the top of the chart.

I was incredibly surprised.

“Why is it here?”

It shouldn’t be here.

With a sense of confusion, I asked Seolhwa.

“Why is your song in the top 20?”

Heh, that’s me.

The talent.

“This can’t be real. Seriously.”

It didn’t make sense to me.

She wasn’t even an idol, and yet her song had reached the 20th spot purely on its own merit.

Of course, the song was fantastic.

It was one I was really satisfied with while working with Seolhwa.

But to make it this high?

“Congrats. I didn’t think it would get this far.”

Hehe, I expected it.

“By the way, how did it suddenly get this high? I’m sure there was some buzz about it.”

Ah, a famous idol mentioned it.

I think it was Free?

They mentioned it.

“Ah.”

Even I, who knew next to nothing about idols, knew who Free was.

They were that famous idol from the recent girl idol World Cup, the one who got first place.

The one with the charming bob cut.

“If an idol mentioned it, that explains why it shot up.”

Hehe.

If it had been a less well-known idol, I might not have understood.

But Free from Likeryon was a big deal.

Well, this was something I only found out after the World Cup, but still.

As I was thinking about how amazing it was, Seolhwa spoke up again.

Ah, oppa.

Then I’ll treat you to a meal!

I said I’d buy you one last time.

“I’m up for it.”

Then let me know when you have time!

I have an appointment, so I’ll go for now.

And with that, the call ended.

‘Impressive.’

To make it into the top 20 in Korea without using any tricks.

It’s quite an accomplishment.

Still.

‘This means I’ll be getting a decent amount in royalties.’

I hadn’t made the song with the expectation of royalties, but it was a nice thought to entertain.

I was curious about how much it would be.

Thinking about it, I checked the rankings for other songs.

“23rd, 89th, 94th, 98th…”

So many songs had made it onto the chart.

When I meet her next time, I’ll have to congratulate her properly, I thought, as I started the stream.

[Stream has started!]

The stream title was the same as yesterday.

[Surviving in the Middle Ages.]

Since I was going to play the same game today, of course.

[+HurryAndLeave: Hehe]

[You’re starting this early after streaming so late yesterday?]

[So lovable lol]

[Pepe: He’s going to lick the yogurt lid so aggressively lol]

[Hey.]

[Slight reaction, huh.]

[Shut up, you jerks.]

[Seriously, it’s not easy being a Yotpe.]

[Stop it, guys lol]

I ignored the weird chat.

Anyway, my goal today was surviving in the medieval game, so I focused on that.

“Alright, I’ll try harder today. I feel like I was slacking off a bit yesterday.”

Saying that, I began the game, ready to stream for at least 9 hours.